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1820 in sports

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1820 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Events

  • 1 February — Tom Cribb retains his English championship with a first-round knockout of Jack Carter in London.[1]

Events

  • William Ward scores 278 for MCC v. Norfolk at Lord's, the first known double century and a new world record for the highest individual innings in all forms of cricket, beating James Aylward's score of 167 in 1777. However, the match is not universally recognised as first-class.
  • The original Northamptonshire CCC was founded in 1820 but was subject to substantial reorganisation and reformation in 1878
  • Earliest mention of wicketkeeping gloves

England

England

References

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  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
  2. ^ a b Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.